New Manuscripts to be added to the Juilliard Manuscript Collection

James Oestreich reported the acquisition of two important sources for the Juilliard Manuscript Collection in his article "Beethoven and Mendelssohn’s Scribbles for the Ages Enhance Juilliard Trove" in yesterday's New York Times. The manuscripts from the Juilliard Manuscript Collection that have been digitized are available for study on its Web site.

Lists of Recent Recordings

If you are looking for lists of critically acclaimed recordings, here are several:

The Year In Jazz: Best CDs Of 2008 by Gary Walker. (NPR.org)

'World Cafe' Picks 2008's Top 10 CDs by David Dye. (NPR.org)

Holiday Gift Guide: Classical Music by Vivien Schweitzer, James R. Oestreich, Anthony Tommasini and Allan Kozinn. (New York Times)

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